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Feature film — 1977

Flucht (1977)

3.3Crime — Drama — Thriller

On Wednesday night, violent criminal Karl Schanz escapes from Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel prison. Disguised as a policeman, he manages to get to the apartment of young Christine, the wife of his best friend and former fellow inmate. Christine has no idea that Schanz has already stabbed a man to death during his escape. His goal: by taking the senior public prosecutor hostage, he wants to extort a million marks and a flight to South America...

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A high-signal pick with 3 votes.

Studio Hamburg Atelierbetriebsgesellschaft mbH / ZDF

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Director: Thomas Fantl

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Cast & crew

Werner Bruhns as Henner

Werner Bruhns

Henner

Hannelore Elsner as Christine

Hannelore Elsner

Christine

Herbert Fleischmann as Schanz

Herbert Fleischmann

Schanz

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Martin Piontek-Loos

Hinze

Hans Häckermann as Präsident

Hans Häckermann

Präsident

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